Please help us congratulate our October Community Members of the Month, Carlos and Paige. Carlos was introduced to NNCCF when a colleague’s daughter was in the fight against cancer, and he and his wife, Paige, have since become some of our strongest advocates. Read their interview below:

How did you first get connected with NNCCF?
Kehl, a colleague of mine, asked me to shave my head to raise money for children’s cancer at St. Baldrick’s in 2008. His daughter, Kylee, was in the fight at the time. Right before Kylee lost her fight, she told her dad her wish was that no other child suffer from cancer. From that point forward Kylee’s wish became my wish and I continued to raise money and shave my head every year for the cause. Starting in 2013, I, along with my wife Paige, began a crossfit competition called Pulling for Our Little Heroes to raise money for NNCCF. This event has run every year, even though the pandemic, and has added various sports along the way such as weightlifting, volleyball and a 1mile/5k run. Little Heroes is still adding more sports each year and hopes to make a sports fest out of the event. This event is able to run so smoothly every year with the help of our amazing volunteers and crossfit gyms in this awesome community of helpers we call sidekicks.

What is your NNCCF “why”?  What makes you want to continue supporting NNCCF?
Having 3 boys of our own, Paige and I can’t imagine going through what these families have to endure with their children. We hope that any bit of help we can provide will take a small burden off these families. Until there is a cure for children’s cancer, we will keep pulling for our little heroes!

What is one thing you’ve done for NNCCF that you’re proud of?
Raising money for NNCCF. Over the past 11 years we have helped raise $836,590.

If you could meet anyone, past or present, who would you meet and why?
I would want to meet John Wooden so I can chat about leadership and how he did what he did as a coach.